Boudoir cap



BOUDOIR CAP Filed April 14 1924 INVENTOR 7 1,525,386 A. HIEBL ET ALPatented Feb. 3, 1925.

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ANNA HIEBL AND ELIZABETH BARRY, 013 NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY.

BOUDOIR CAP.

Application filed April 14, 192 1.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANNA HIEBL and ELIZABETH BARRY, citizens of Germanyand the United States, respectively, residing at North Bergen, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Boudoir Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to caps and more particularly to ladies boudoircaps.

The principal object of theinvention resides in the provision of aboudoir cap which may be placed in a relatively flat condition wherebythe entire surface of the cap may be easily accessible when it isdesired to iron the same during the laundering process.

A further object of the invention is to provide a boudoir cap which maybe adjusted to the head of the wearer by means of a non-elastic elementand after the initial adjustment, the cap may be easily removed orapplied without afiecting the adjustment.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a boudoir capwhich is simple in construction, cheap of manufacture and comfortablewhen in position upon the head of the wearer.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of ourimproved boudoir cap.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the cap in a relativelyflat condition.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view on theline 3-3 of Figure 1.

Heretofore great difliculty has been experienced in the laundering ofboudoir caps as it has been the practice of constructing the same byplacing an elastic element in the edge of the cap to render the sameadjust-able to the head of various persons. This elastic tends to gatherthe body of the cap so that when ironing, it is a practicalimpossibility to iron the cap free from all wrinkles and creases. It istherefore our intention to overcome these objections and Serial No,706,391.

to permit of the easy application or removal of the cap to the head.

Referring more particularly to the draW-, ing, the reference numeral 10designates the cap in its entirety and which includes a body portion 11of any suitable material. The front of the body portion is provided withan upturned portion 12 which portion terminates at the sides of the bodyportion and merely serves to add to the attractiveness of the cap. Thebody portion is slit as at 13 from its edge adjacent the ends of theupturned portion and the edge between the slits is turned under andstitched as at 1% to provide a hem 15. Secured to each end of the hemportion and enclosed therein are draw strings 16, the free ends of whichproject through an opening 17 in the outside wall of the hem midwaybetween the slits. The opposite side edges of the slit portions havesecured thereto, a female element 18 and a co-acting male element 19,such as a snap fastener and which elements are adapted to close theslits when the cap is in position upon the head as will be readilyunderstood. Whereas, there has been shown a snap fastener for securingthe walls of the slit together, we wish it to be understood that abutton and button hole construction might be substituted thereforwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In practice, the cap is applied to the head of the wearer by passing thesame thereover with the slits opened and with the draw strings untied. When in proper position upon the head the fastening elements are broughtin their co-acting position and the draw strings are pulled to theiradjusted position after which they are tied or knotted. It will be seenthat the material between the slits is gathered when the strings are intheir adjusted position and will give the appearance of an elasticadjusting means. Should it be desired to remove the cap from the head,the male and female elements are separated to open the slit which willgive an increased diameter to the body of the cap and permit the same tobe easily removed without in any way disturbing or affecting theheaddress of the wearer. It will be seen that after the initialadjustment by means of the draw string, it is unnecessary to untie thesame as only the slits need be opened. When laundering the cap the drawstrings are untied and the slits opened which will permit the cap to bespread to a comparatively flat condition such as that shown in Figure- 2of the drawing. This Will permit the sad iron to pass over the completesurface of tl1e'cap"vvliereby it is possible to launder the same in aneat and attractive manner.

While We have describedwhat wedeem to be the most desirable embodimentof our invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be variedWithout in any way departing from the spirit ofour invention,

and We therefore do-not limit-ourselves to of our invention limited onlyby the ap-' pended claims.

What ls claimed as new '1s:-

1. A bondoir cap comprising a body por-- tion having its edge providedwith spaced slits, co-acting elements for closing said slits, andadjusting means between said slits, said last means including a hem, anda pair of draw strings each having one of their ends secured to" thebody portion adjacent a slit and the free ends extending out of anopening in said hem midway between the slits. V

A. bondoir cap comprising a body portion having its edge provided Withspaced slits, (Jo-acting elements for closing said slits, the edge'between said slits being hemmed,- and'a non elastic element in 'tl1(,hem foradjnstin'g thediameter of the body pOltlDIT at the edge thereof;

In testimony whereof we have afiike'd our signatures.

ANNA HIEBL. 7 ELIZABETH BARRY.

